Crisisnoodopvang 's-Gravenhage (Boterstraat)
The Pink Flamingo Hostel on the Boterstraat in The Hague city centre was turned into a crisis reception location (crisisnoodopvang) for asylum seekers in October 2022, initially housing 34 people alongside the nearby Park Hotel on the Molenstraat as part of the city's regional crisis-shelter obligation. The arrangement, run with on-site security and social support, has been repeatedly extended; in July 2025 the municipality confirmed the Boterstraat and Molenstraat sites would continue until March 2026.
Occupancy
35
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€2.4m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Boterstraat, 's-Gravenhage. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
Oct 2022
Two city-centre hotels become crisis reception for 74 refugees
The Hague designated the Pink Flamingo Hostel (Boterstraat, 34 places) and Park Centraal (Molenstraat, 40 places) as crisis reception locations from October 2022 to meet its regional shelter commitment.
Den Haag FM · source
Jul 2025
The Hague extends central crisis reception to March 2026
As part of a wider expansion of asylum accommodation, the city confirmed the Boterstraat and Molenstraat sites (around 75 people total) would remain in use until March 2026.
Den Haag Centraal · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate — always check the linked source.
Timeline
Oct 2022
Hostel becomes crisis reception location
The Pink Flamingo Hostel opened as crisisnoodopvang for 34 asylum seekers.
Jul 2025
Extended until March 2026
The city confirmed continued use of the Boterstraat and Molenstraat sites.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €184 per person per night for emergency reception (noodopvang), the 35 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €2.4m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice — emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.